Climate expert warns Germany against misusing its climate fund

NAMPA / DPA
2025-08-28
Berlin (dpa) - A German climate scientist warned the German government against misusing its Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), saying it would undermine its climate goals. The Finance Ministry's proposal in the 2026 draft budget to use KTF funds to purchase emissions certificates for potentially missed climate targets "completely undermines climate protection," said Brigitte Knopf, director of the think tank Zukunft Klimasozial (Climate-Socia......
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